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Rescooped by Mike Busarello from Geography Education onto AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY DIGITAL TEXTBOOK: MIKE BUSARELLO |
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"The tiny black-eyed pea is about to wage battle in Malawi. The small country in southeast Africa is the site of a project to help with food security, nutrition and income. Western University researchers are among those who will work with 30,000 farmers to help diversify crops into protein-rich legumes, such as the black-eyed pea, a popular type of cow pea in Malawi."
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Try the Population Bracketology game from @uscensusbureau! Weekly data visualization from the U.S. Census Bureau compares populations for US states and metro areas. Via Seth Dixon 
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March 19, 4:54 PM
Get into the spirit of March Madness by challenging your knowledge on the sizes of Metropolitan Statistic Areas and state population (just think electoral college). I got a 56 on my first stab (59 for the states)...what did you get? 
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March 20, 8:34 AM
Although I've never been very good at brackets, I have a better shot with this one! Neat way to engage students with population data! 
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March 29, 9:51 AM
Try bracketology for geography while you're waiting for games to start! :) Delete the scoop?
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If your knowledge of geography is 'locked in', now's the perfect time to show it off in our Landlocked Countries Geography Quiz! Play now! Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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"Can you use physical and cultural geography clues to match the ground photograph with its location? Identify the 10 cities and 10 countries. In so doing, you are thinking spatially and considering language, culture, climate, landforms, land use, transportation methods, etc. to determine the correct answers." Via Seth Dixon
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January 17, 12:58 PM
This quiz and others like it are great ways to get students utilize all the information available in a photograph and really plumb the depths of their knowledge about places. 
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January 21, 6:00 AM
Should be great for FCE speaking speculation. . . . Delete the scoop?
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Navigate court maps and view analysis of every shot taken over the ’11-'12 season for the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Who said geography has nothing to do with sports?!? While there are many cultural and economic impacts on sport preference and prevalence, let's discuss the geography of the hardwood and a spatial analysis of the shot selections between the two teams. Clearly 'place matters' to many NBA players as their success on the court depends on finding their preferred spots within the flow of offense. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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The best trivia games and quizzes on the internet.
With over 800 games and quizzes on this site with varying skill levels, there is something for everyone here. Some are standard quizzes such as "European Countries" or "Asian capital cities." However some get you to reorganize your global knowledge in ways you've never considered. For example, What is the most populous city in the world for each given time zone (not that easy right)?
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How well do you know your states? Are you on a nickname basis? Let's find out.
Simple. Fun. Educational. Geographic. What more do you need? Well, more than 10 questions would be nice. Via Seth Dixon
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February 15, 2012 9:59 AM
I missed one the first time around...ironically about the state that is the closest to where I live!
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This is the new and improved version of the familiar map can teach regions (formal, functional, vernacular) as well as the importance on TV markets as a diffusion mechanism for culture. As mentioned by Andy Baker, "This map is also useful for showcasing 'threshold' and 'range' from 'Central Place Theory.' For instance, I ask my students, 'Why are the Mid-Atlantic & California coasts boundaries (range) so small compared to Great Plains teams?'" Great idea Andy! Via Seth Dixon 
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This map is also useful for showcasing "threshold" and "range" from "Central Place Theory." For instance, I ask my students, "Why are the Mid-Atlantic & California coasts boundaries (range) so small compared to Great Plains teams?"
By the way, every Social Studies teacher (K-12, Post-Secondary) should have Seth's page bookmarked. Too much applicable & good stuff on here. 
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It's crazy how obsessed the eastern side of the country is with baseball, but how oblivious and uninterested the western side is.
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I'd like to see a sales map with this because even thoug the Yankees and Redsox regions are much smaller than the Atlanta Braves or Texas Rangers, they pobably sell MUCH more.
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Reach the World's GeoGames is a FLASH geography game that challenges players to...
Looking for some additional online games to help students with their global 'mental map?' This could be a useful resource. Via José Moraga Campos, Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Quick list of great geographical apps for your children and iPad: get your kids excited about...
Love apps? Try some of this out to enhance your geographic understanding using your favorite mobile devices. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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'Tis the Season describes some of the opportunities in geography education offered in the Bridgewater State University Department of Geography. In Dr. Vernon Domingo's class, what might look like fun and games is actually ...
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I've posted one of these before, but this Google Earth puzzle comes with multiple choice options and instant feedback. Looking at the world via Google Earth offers striking images of the diversity of our planet and the impact that humans have had on it. This multiple-choice puzzle based on 25 Google Earth images is part 2 of a series (part 1 doesn't have the multiple choice options). Via dilaycock, Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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This is the best 3-D maze I've ever seen...kids of all ages love it (I really am just a kid at heart). But for geography teachers, this maze gets people to use spatial cognition to understand the overall pattern. For tactile students, this is a great item to have in a classroom. Via Seth Dixon 
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i would have never been able to solve this as a kid!
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From Brooklyn Bridge to Sydney Harbour Bridge, our Landmark Bridges Quiz challenges your knowledge of some of the most famous bridges from around the world! Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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With a selection of fun, varied trivia on some of your favourite North American cities, this US Cities Quiz is the ultimate way to test your knowledge of US geography! Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Play the Global development game: identify the world's countries and territories, rank them according to GDP then fingers at the ready for the picture round Via Seth Dixon 
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March 12, 12:07 AM
Ughhhhhh, this is addicting. Must stop playing. Must keep playing so I can beat JC. 
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April 19, 5:04 AM
Think U know the world well enough? visit http://www.unn.edu.ng/department/geography and test yourself....
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"Learning Geography was never this easy. With the interactive Ikaawland Map Quiz, You can put your trivia knowledge to test in our game based on Maps. Different levels are presented infront of a player. In the whole game, the player has to mark answers on World Map. At the first level, the user is presented with questions , where he/she has to mark out the continents asked in the quiz. The player is given 10 seconds on each question to mark the correct location on the mapSimilarily, in the consequent levels, the player faces questions(quiz) related with countries, capitals, cities. More levels have been planned and would launch soon.
We offer exciting and educative games which revolve around Maps. The game enable players to learn varied concepts of Geography through quizzes. Other quiz/ games from Maps of World are Save Earth Quiz, Know your World Quiz, Jigsaw Puzzle Game and World Quiz, Map 'O' Puzzle."
To read the article, click: http://trap.it/tvAdvB to see the game, just click on the image. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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This is old enough that have been some changes to the political maps since this was produced 1993. What listed countries would now be marked incorrect? Which ones, even then would be politically contentious to categorize as a country? Via Seth Dixon 
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Muy bueno!!
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If this was made in 1993 then the people who made it had no real grasp of political-geography. For example the Soviet Union had been gone for 2 years by then, yet it is still shown on the map. To top it off the voice over refers to it as "Russia". How's that for pointing out at least 16 errors at once? (Yeah I mean 16, not 15. Not a mistake. Think about it)
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The 15 former Socialist Republics were labeled as Russia under one map, but was it still the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1993? That could be your elusive 16th. Czechoslovakia, Sudan and Yugoslavia have all fragmented while Zaire and Kampuchea need a name upgrade to the Congo and Cambodia. Palestine and Taiwan are two that are still as nebulous as ever, very difficult to define.
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Flags of the world as piecharts.Each sector of these piecharts is proportional to the area of the colour on the respective flag...
This interactive link is a great 'guesssing game' activity, especially if they have access to a "flags of the world" page in their textbook to use as a reference guide. Originally found on the K-12 website http://www.engagetheirminds.com Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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This is a nice online 'map quiz' sites. The focus is on countries (no quizzes on cities or capitals) with state subdivisions for the United States, Mexico and Canada and a 'mental map' quiz without any visible borders. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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How many countries do you know? In this quiz, you've got 12:00 to name as many as you can. Go!
Don't click the link until you are ready to start, since the clock starts the moment the webpage is loaded. The countries change color as you type in a correct answer and the list below tracks the countries by continent that you've successfully found. This is a very fun, useful game. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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US geography games - over 38 fun map games teach capitals, state locations, names and landscapes.
This website can be useful for students of all ages. These are fun interactive map games that can help in identifying states, capitals, and geographic regions. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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"Ever since London mapmaker and engraver John Spilsbury pasted one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood and cut it into small pieces with a marquetry saw (circa 1760), jigsaw puzzles have been used as a tool to teach children geography. Today, they are still a fun way for kids to learn more about their own country as well as the nations of the world." Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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"Kinetic City: Shape It Up"
What forces shape the Earth? What timeframe is necessary to create these changes? This is a powerful tool, especially for the elementary school and middle school teachers to use. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Students complete a top-secret mission by answering geography questions about the world's regions. Site has other games and puzzles. Via dilaycock Delete the scoop?
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